Donna Lei Rioli – a Western Australian Indigenous artist – was commissioned by the HealthInfoNet in 2008 to create a new logo incorporating a gecko for the re-development of its website. The gecko was chosen because it is one of a few animals that are found across the great diversity of Australia.
One of the major issues that exists for any information-based Internet site – such as a HealthInfoNet – is that of ensuring the quality of materials. Any individual or organisation can place material on the Internet and, unlike the case with refereed journals, there has been no way of assuring users of the quality of material on a site. The HealthInfoNet is the first site […]
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet staff list
To ensure the quality of our products and resources, the HealthInfoNet engages in systematic processes of formal and procedural review, including a range of peer review processes. The HealthInfoNet’s National Advisory Board provides cultural governance and guidance on the strategic development of HealthInfoNet material and resources. Our network of over 100 Honorary Consults provide expert advice in a variety of ways to ensure the quality […]
The HealthInfoNet commenced in September 1997 as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Clearinghouse. Our origins, however, can be traced back to 1981, when the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies established a research fellowship to enable the collection, synthesis and dissemination of information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Our founding Director, Professor Neil Thomson, was appointed in […]
Our work is supported with funds from a variety of sources, with our ‘core’ funds provided by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing’s Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH).
The HealthInfoNet has achieved recognition for its innovative approaches to the generation and sharing of knowledge. This recognition includes being chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Award (the international award that highlights the benefits that information and communication technology can bring to people and society) and winning the Public Health Association of Australia’s inaugural Eberhard Wenzel Online Award. Other HealthInfoNet awards include: […]
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Advisory Board
The HealthInfoNet‘s translational research aims at providing the knowledge and other information needed for practitioners and policy-makers to make informed decisions in their work. Knowledge exchange at the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet These days, there is so much research and other information being produced that most busy workers find it difficult to keep up to date with the latest developments in their field. Our work, which […]
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet‘s mission is to contribute to improving the health of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and assist in ‘closing the gap’ by facilitating the sharing and exchange of relevant, high-quality knowledge. We address our mission by: undertaking research disseminating relevant information facilitating information exchange providing internet and related training. We take a broad view of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
